Dirt Modifieds

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] The Champion, The Legend, and The Spoiler Who Will Come Out Of New Egypt Speedway On Top Saturday? By: Pete MacDonald 30 laps for double points. That's all that separates one of three men from the 2015 New Egypt Speedway 358 Modified championship. Heading into this Saturday, only Ryan Godown, Billy Pauch and Billy Pauch Jr. have a mathematical chance at winning the crown. "We just got to do what we do and that's it. Let it all play out. It's our championship to win," said Godown, who is looking for his second straight New Egypt crown. Ryan…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Watson Scores One For The Delaware Destroyers; Picks Up Win In Front Of Huge Hometown Crowd By: Pete MacDonald I took my first trip to Georgetown Speedway since 2009 on Tuesday night for the Short Track Super Series South Beach Blast. It was nice to see that the place hasn't changed a bit, it still has that old school feel to it, much like Delaware International Speedway which is right down the road. 34 Modifieds, 19 Crate Sportsman, 20 Super Trucks and 12 Chargers entered the evening's festivities. For those who don't know what a Super Truck is in…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Friesen pits, rallies, wins at Ransomville Passes Tim Fuller with 4 laps left for 2nd straight Super DIRTcar win RANSOMVILLE, N.Y. – September 2, 2015 – Stewart Friesen reeled in Tim Fuller with four laps to go and won the Alex Friesen Summer Nationals 100 at Ransomville Speedway after pitting under caution while running second to change a tire on lap 83. Fuller, the polesitter, led the first 96 laps as heavy attrition from tire wear kept shuffling the field behind him. Pat Ward, along with Fuller one of the few drivers who never pitted, finished third. Erick…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] FINAL REGULAR SEASON NASCAR STOCK CAR RACING EVENTS SET FOR THIS SATURDAY AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY, FREEDOM 76 CLASSIC SET FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 305 Sprints and ROC Sportsman in action on Friday, September 11 BECHTELSVILLE, PA September 2, 2015 . . . It seems that it was just yesterday that the season opener at Grandview Speedway was being talked about and now the talk is about the final regular season NASCAR stock car racing events of the season. This Saturday night Marshall’s Home Services of Skippack, PA will be sponsoring the season finale for the NASCAR T.P. Trailers…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Hometown Driver Jordan Watson Tops Georgetown Speedway ‘Blast at the Beach’ And Pockets $5,280; Ryan Watt First-Ever Short Track Super Series South Region Champion; Other Victors Include Jeremy Harrington (Crate 602 Sportsman); Robert Smith (Super Truck) & Ryan Riddle (Delmarva Charger) GEORGETOWN, DE – Jordan Watson put his name in the limelight with a career-defining victory on Tuesday night at Georgetown Speedway. The Milford, Del., driver thrilled his hometown crowd by winning the second annual ‘Blast at the Beach’ at the historic half-mile track. Watson pocketed $5,280 cash for his efforts in the 35-lap Short Track Super Series…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] This Friday, September 5th the USS Achey Sportsman will run their final points event of the 2015 season in the Sportsman Coalcracker 40. A quality field of drivers is expected for the $1,200 pay day. With every position increased, green money has been increased to $120. Last week's big winner, Doug Hendricks leads the points over Tim Fitzpatrick and Mike Lisowski. The 2015 Point Champion will be crowed in Victory Lane following the feature. The Savage 61 Roadrunners, and Slifko Fabrication Street Stocks will run their final points event of the 2015 season. Terry Kramer looks to capture his first points title…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] MARTZ, BRITT & TANNER TOP SATURDAY NIGHT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY ACTION Wagner Clinches Poker Series Title Sam Martz held off the persistent attempts of Jamie Mills in the final laps of the Spirit Auto Centers Big Block Modified Feature event to pick up his second win of the 2015 season in exciting fashion. Jim Britt was the class of the Stewart Stainless Crate/Sportsman division, picking up his fifth win of the year while Tim Tanner won his second race of the year in the final hand of the Bethman Auto Center/Bruce's Speed Shop/Thayer Performance Poker Series for the Hilborn TriState…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Pauch, Jr. Scores Back-to-Back Modified Victories at New Egypt Speedway New Egypt, NJ-- Billy Pauch, Jr. picked up his second victory in a row in the 358 Modified division at New Egypt Speedway on Saturday night bringing his season total to three. Pauch Jr. rocketed to the front of the field after starting in 11th position to cruise to the checkers. John Pakenham led the field to take the green and quickly took the lead over second place starter Patrick Gold. The first caution of the night would come for Neal Williams spinning collecting a few other cars…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Six Year Old Secret Propels Billy Pauch Jr.'s Late Season Streak By: Pete MacDonald In this day and age dirt modified racing is all about having the freshest, lightest, newest and fastest piece you can bring to the race track. So they say... After winning his second NES 358 Modified feature of 2015 on August 15th, Pauch Jr. decided it was time for a change. After much success late in the 2014 season, Pauch and car owner Rick Holsten decided it was time to go back to what worked at this time of year last season which included…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Friesen eyes 2nd straight Super DIRTcar Series win Ransomville hosts Alex Friesen Summer Nationals 100 Sept. 2 RANSOMVILLE, N.Y. – August 30, 2015 – Stewart Friesen, recently crowned Mr. Dirt Track USA after a $17,500 victory at Lebanon Valley Speedway, goes for his third Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified win of the season and the 15th of his career, Wednesday, September 2 at Ransomville Speedway. The Alex Friesen Summer Nationals 100, which Friesen has won twice, is presented by Coors Light and FindItQuick.com. Originally rained out on August 4, it has a posted purse, with contingencies, in excess…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] ATTENDEES HAVE A CHANCE TO ELECT THEIR FAVORITE DRIVER AS A STARTER FOR THE $10,000 TO WIN ROMP IN THE SWAMP CALL BEFORE YOU DIG CHAMPIONSHIP Sicklerville, NJ (August 30, 2015) – All attendees present at the Romp in the Swamp Call Before You Dig Championship on Saturday, September 26 at Bridgeport Speedway will have a chance to elect their favorite driver as a starter in the main event. Upon completing their entry form, a driver can select and submit their payment for the option to be included in the fan vote contest. Upon entrance to the speedway,…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] HOWARD REBOUNDS FOR FOURTH WIN OF THE SEASON IN NASCAR MODIFIEDS, OGIN AND RYAN LILICK GRAB FEATURE WINS ON SUPERIOR RACING PRODUCTS NIGHT PRESENTED BY BERNHEISEL RACE CARS AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY BECHTELSVILLE, PA August 30, 2015 . . . Duane Howard had a dismal 27th place finish last Saturday night at Grandview Speedway after an accident on the 21st lap of the Modified feature caused major damage to the rear end of the Petruska team-owned No. 66 and put him out of action. The five-time point champion rebounded 26 positions this week to pull into victory lane for…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] One For The Record Books: Tuesday’s ‘Blast at the Beach’ At Georgetown Speedway Offers HUGE $29,070 Cash Payout For Short Track Super Series Modifieds; Eight Drivers Chase STSS South Region Title; Fan Giveaways, Activities Planned GEORGETOWN, DE – The second edition of the ‘Blast at the Beach’ at Georgetown Speedway will be one to remember. An intense championship battle, record-setting payout, fan activities, giveaways and more will set the tone for a true “big-race” atmosphere at the historic half-mile oval Tuesday, Sept. 1 (rain date: Sept. 2). Eight drivers, representing four states, are a mere 58 points apart…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MAKING SOME CHANGES TO CREATE A MORE FAN FRIENDLY EVENT WHEN 45TH ANNUAL FREEDOM 76 TAKES PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 12 BECHTELSVILLE, PA August 26, 2015 . . . The annual Freedom 76 Modified stock car classic at Grandview Speedway continues to be one of the most successful short track dirt racing events in the nation. The 45th annual edition of the race, which attracts some of the best dirt track racing talent, is set for Saturday, September 12th with the winner walking off with at least $25,000. With another huge crowd anticipated, the Rogers family,…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Friesen earns Mr. Dirt Track USA title Takes lead with two to go at Lebanon Valley WEST LEBANON, N.Y. – August 25, 2015 – Stewart Friesen dogged polesitter Brett Hearn for 98 laps and went by him as he ran out of gas to win the Super DIRTcar Series (SDS) Mr. Dirt Track USA 100 for a $17,500 payday as a big Lebanon Valley Speedway crowd rose to its feet. Hearn was trying for his fourth Big-Block Modified win in five nights and his second straight SDS victory. He set a new single-lap track record in qualifying and…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Mr. DIRTcar title chases enter homestretch Hearn, Hebert lead in bids to repeat as Mr. DIRTcar champions WEEDSPORT, N.Y. – August 24, 2015 – Brett “The Jet” Hearn of Sussex, N.J. holds a four-point advantage over second-place Matt Sheppard of Waterloo, N.Y. in his bid for a 4th-consecutive Mr. DIRTcar Big-Block Modified title. Mr. DIRTcar honors are distinct from the Super DIRTcar Series. In their quest for the 2015 Mr. DIRTcar championships in their respective divisions, drivers earn points with their 16-best finishes at DIRT-sanctioned tracks through September 6 – the day before Labor Day. Each Mr. DIRTcar…

Brandon Grosso Wins Thrilling Sportsman Feature At New Egypt Speedway Hicks and Nagy Also Score Victories New Egypt, NJ-- Talk about a way to win your first Sportsman feature at the ripe age of 15 years old. Brandon Grosso pulled a veteran move in the final two laps of one of the best Sportsman feature events New Egypt Speedway has ever seen this past Saturday night. Derek Krum led the field to take the green and would lead the opening two laps until Mike Hendershot took control of the lead. Hendershot continued to lead over Bobby Butler who worked lap…

Championship Time: Eight Drivers, Representing Four States, With Short Track Super Series South Region Championship Aspirations Entering Georgetown Speedway ‘Blast at the Beach’ Sept. 1; Only 58 Points Separate First Through Eighth For $7,500 Title GEORGETOWN, DE – Eight drivers representing four states will clash for a $7,500 championship next Tuesday (Sept. 1) at Georgetown Speedway. The inaugural season of the Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Hi-Tek South Region culminates at the historic Georgetown half-mile oval with the second running of the ‘Blast at the Beach’ presented collectively by driver and racing businessman Eric Kormann and Brett Deyo…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Hearn pounces late for Cornwall SDS win Late restart sets up Hearn rally past Carey Terrance CORNWALL, ON – August 23, 2015 – Brett Hearn closed explosively from fifth place on a single-file restart on lap 92 and reeled in Carey Terrance with two laps left in the Super DIRTcar Series 100 at Cornwall Speedway. Terrance had overtaken polesitter and Series point leader Matt Sheppard after a lengthy battle on lap 68 and he appeared to have the race in hand until Danny Johnson’s spinout brought about the race’s second and final restart. Hearn went immediately into attack…

A TRACK CHAMPION COULD BE SELECTED AS A STARTER FOR THE ROMP IN THE SWAMP CALL BEFORE YOU DIG CHAMPIONSHIP AND HAVE A CHANCE FOR A $10,000 PAYDAY Sicklerville, NJ (August 23, 2015) – On Saturday September 26, a track champion could be selected as a starter in the Romp in the Swamp Call Before You Dig Championship at Bridgeport Speedway. If chosen, this driver will have a chance at the $10,000 first place prize. This unique opportunity is open to any driver that has won a track championship in 2015 in a dirt Modified style race care and enters…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Harris, Fayash, Mammana and Bossinger earn victories Friday Evening at Big Diamond Speedway. Minersville, PA August 21, 2015 Only three races remain at Big Diamond Speedway for the 2015 season. The Modifieds are preparing for their final points event this coming week, where Billy Pauch Jr has a 24 point lead over Duane Howard. Either one can take the championship this coming week as long, and while Rick Laubach is 256 points out of first place, he is not mathematically out of the equation. If he would win the race and neither of the top 2 drivers could…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Camper staging will take place at New York State Fairgrounds’ Pink Lot SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Aug. 21, 2015 - CNY Golf Carts will be the official golf cart supplier of NAPA Super DIRT Week, Oct. 7-11, at the New York State Fairgrounds. CNY Golf Carts will have at least 200 golf carts available for rental during the event, with rates ranging from $320 for a four-passenger and $220 for a two-passenger for the full event to a Sunday-only rental at $40 for a four-passenger and $25 for a two-passenger. In addition, a permit is also required to operate…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Where Have All The Car Counts Gone? By: Pete MacDonald It's no secret that every year around this time car counts dip slightly around this time. Everyone is either out of money or close to being out of money and they save what they can to race the big end of the year races. It happens every year. But is it me or have car counts, at least in the north east, been down everywhere throughout the year in 2015? Very few race tracks have had an increase in car counts over the course of the year. Some…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] $25,000 WAITS FOR WINNER OF THE 45TH ANNUAL FREEDOM 76 MODIFIED STOCK CAR RACING CLASSIC AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY ON SEPTEMBER 12 Friday, September 11, 305 Sprints and ROC Sportsman races added BECHTELSVILLE, PA August 21,2015. . . The Granddaddy of dirt track Modified stock car racing classics, the Freedom 76, is set for Saturday, September 12th at Grandview Speedway. $25,000 plus other perks wait for the winner of the 45th annual classic. Added to the weekend of racing action is a Friday, September 11th, doubleheader show featuring 305 Sprints and Race of Champions Sportsman stock cars. In addition…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Friesen Full To The Finish In Second Straight Friends Of Mike Triumph By: Pete MacDonald Sprakers, NY's Stewart Friesen picked up his second straight Friends of Mike win at the Bridgeport Speedway on Tuesday night earning him $5,000 when race long leader Craig VonDohren ran out of fuel with just two laps to go. Ryan Watt would get by Friesen temporarily when VonDohren slowed but the pass was negated by the caution. It was Friesen's first win in the Mike Petruska owned 66. Craig VonDohren who has led in every race he has been to at…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] RCN-TV NIGHT OFFERS MODS, LATE MODELS AND SPORTSMAN, INGERSOLL RAND HAS $600 PRIZE PACKS FOR NASCAR WINNERS, FREEDOM 76 LAPS SPONSORSHIPS AND ENTRY BLANKS AVAILABLE Freedom 76 ticket and sponsorship information included. BECHTELSVILLE, PA August 19, 2015 . . . There has been 28 different feature winners at Grandview Speedway this season. Talk about competitive racing!! It breaks down to 10 TP Trailers NASCAR 358 Modified feature winners, 10 different winners in the Sportsman division and 8 winners in the BRC Late Models. This Saturday, August 22nd, racers will be trying to add to those impressive statistics…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] WEEDSPORT, N.Y. – Aug. 16, 2015 – When the Empire Super Sprints returned to the Weedsport Speedway Sunday night for the first time in four years, “Racin’ Jason” Jason Barney lived up to his nickname. The Brewerton, N.Y. racer dominated the 25-lap Night of Legends feature after starting from the outside of the front row, but he had to use a last-lap pass on Sammy Reakes IV in order to seal the win. After Barney led the first 21 laps, Reakes sped into the top spot on a restart with four laps to go and then pulled the…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] GEORGETOWN, DE – The richest dirt Modified race all year in the state of Delaware is fast approaching. On Tuesday, Sept. 1 (rain date: Sept. 2), Georgetown Speedway hosts the second annual ‘Blast at the Beach’ event co-promoted by dirt Modified driver and businessman Eric Kormann and Brett Deyo of BD Motorsports Media LLC. The big-block/small-block Modifieds of the Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Hi-Tek invade the historic half-mile for the STSS Pioneer Pole Buildings Inc. South Region presented by Scotty’s Speed & Diesel championship round. For 35 laps of feature racing, the ‘Blast at the…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Casey Trom Led at the drop of the green in the Dirt Doctor Trucking WISSOTA Midwest Modified feature event while they were three wide behind her. With three laps completed Jared Boumeester and Trom were battling for the lead. Boumeester took over the control on lap four. Dustin Scott started to work through the pack after starting at the rear of the field and by lap seven had worked into the top five. Don Schaefer sat in second but was unable to make up any ground to the leader while Garitt Wytaske and Scott battled for the third…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] CENTER LISLE, NY – Chad Cook rode the outside lane to victory on Saturday night at Thunder Mountain Speedway. Deposit, N.Y.’s Cook, driving the Mike Costello-owned No. 222, found the topside to his liking and powered around defending track champion Brent Wilcox with three laps remaining in the 30-lap big-block/small-block Modified main. For Cook, the victory was his third of the 2015 season and first since July 12. “We have struggled here the last few weeks, been in the back and got caught up in some stuff,” noted Cook, who earned $1,200. “These guys kept working and…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] MIKE KELLNER BECOMES 10TH MODIFIED FEATURE WINNER OF THE SEASON AT GRANDVIEW, DAVID OGIN GETS HIS FIRST CAREER LATE MODEL WIN AND LILICK VISITS VICTORY LANE FOR SECOND TIME BECHTELSVILLE, PA. August 16th, 2015 . . . Mike Kellner, the Grandview Speedway 2014 Modified rookie, has been having a rather bleak season experiencing his shares of ups and down. Saturday night the sophomore racer turned the tables on what seems to have become his lucky weekend. Last year Kellner scored his first career T.P.Trailers 358 Modified win on the same weekend after switching over to the Modified…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Godown, Holland, Fulper and Bossinger earn victories Friday Evening at Big Diamond Speedway. Minersville, PA August 14, 2015 The 358 Lais Tire Modified drivers were ready to tune their cars for the big Jack Rich Inc. Coal Cracker 72 that is coming up in a few weeks at Big Diamond Speedway and were joined by the USS Achey Sportsman, Savage 61 Roadrunners and the Slifko Fabrications Street Stocks. The fans were ready to see some of the “invaders” that came out to the track for the $4,000 to win 30 lap feature event for the Lias Tire 358…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Pauch vs Godown - A Rivalry Renewed - By: Pete MacDonald Like the NASCAR commercial from a few years ago said, "Love Your Rivals, Because You Need Somebody To Beat." This past Saturday this came to life as Ryan Godown and Billy Pauch rekindled their rivalry both on and off the race track. This past Saturday at New Egypt Speedway a fire was poked in the long lasting rivalry between Billy Pauch and Ryan Godown. These two have been by far the best that NES has to offer for the past several seasons with 30 out of the…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Phelps has a Big night at Albany-Saratoga Becomes 8th different winner in 13 Super DIRTcar Series events MALTA, NY – August 12, 2015 – Jimmy Phelps of Baldwinsville, N.Y. drove to his first Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modified win this season by dominating the second half of Brett Hearn’s Big Show VII 100-lap, $10,000-to-win event at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. Phelps started 5th in a 30-car field and passed polesitter Matt DeLorenzo to take the lead for keeps on lap 32. DeLorenzo was never passed again on the way to his best-ever Super DIRTcar Series finish. Series point leader Matt…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] Racing heats up this Friday, August 14th for the 3rd annual Prelude to the Coalcracker. The Lias Tire Modifieds will have the chance to dial their cars in for the Jack Rich Inc. Coalcracker 72, which takes place on Sunday, September 6th. The Prelude to the Coalcracker 30 lap feature event pays an awesome $4,000 to win and $400 to take the green flag. The Prelude will be an open draw event to all Modifieds who are signed in. 150 show up points will be awarded to those who are racing. After two weeks off the USS Achey Sportsman make their return…

[xyz-ihs snippet="Posts-Ad"] HENNING TRAINS AND GEISWITE CREATIONS HAVE LOTS OF GIVEAWAYS FOR FANS AT GRANDVIEW ON SATURDAY NIGHT, JUST FOUR NIGHTS OF SATURDAY NIGHT POINT RACING EVENTS REMAIN Advance Freedom 76 Tickets on sale, race entry blanks available and laps being sold BECHTELSVILLE, PA August 12, 2015 . . . Saturday night at Grandview Speedway it will be Henning Trains/Henning Motorsports Night with Lionel posting three Lionel “new state of the art” PRR train sets and some NASCAR 1:64 collectibles to be given out via a raffle for youngsters in the stands. And the “Lansdale Cannoneers Sportsman Club” will…